• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit: N/A
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: N/A
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $140,000 Annual - $160,000 Annual

Position Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) will join the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Center in this fast-growing and exciting field of cardiology. The primary focus will be to see patients in an outpatient setting. The PA/NP will assess patients in the clinic to evaluate HCM and general cardiovascular disease and collaborate with physicians to implement the appropriate treatment plan. The PA/NP will also assume a leadership role in developing patient volume, educating potential referring doctors regarding the team's capabilities, and providing in-service education to clinical providers and extenders.

Responsibilities

• Perform chart review prior to clinic days and assist in creating a patient summary.
• Examine patients, complete medical history and summarize each patient's condition to the physician.
• Educate patients and their families on conditions and treatment options including risks.
• Coordinate pre- and post-procedural testing in collaboration with the clinical coordinator.
• Review results of pre-and post-procedural testing and communicate results to patients, families, and referring physicians.
• Respond to patient and family inquiries.
• Assist patients in navigating through evaluation, procedure, and post-procedural follow-up.
• See both new patients and follow-up patients in the clinic and in other ambulatory settings.
• Address Telemed messages and inquiries from the front desk by the close of each day.
• Participate in coordination of care meetings.
• Help develop referral pathways and perform outreach to referring clinicians.
• Round on inpatients as needed.
• Perform other activities as assigned or as defined by patient need.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program or Master's degree in Nursing, plus one to two years of related experience
• Current New York State PA or NP license
• Current NP or PA board certification
• Eligible for BCLS, ACLS, DEA, and NPI certifications
• Prior cardiology experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in lifestyle, nutritional, and medicational interventions for obesity.
• Prior clinical care coordinator experience.
• Familiarity with CPT and ICD-10 codes.
• Proficient in phlebotomy.

Other Requirements

• Ability to work individually and collaboratively within a diverse team of professionals
• Must acknowledge that the patient is our highest priority
• Highly organized with experience in managing complex schedules
• Ability to manage multiple cross-functional communications and processes in a timely manner
• Excellent communication skills with high degree of professionalism in all communications
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements
• Participation in Medical Surveillance Program
  • Wear N-95 respirator
  • Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
  • Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
  • Work with known infectious agents or biological toxins where prophylactic vaccination is available